Life on Vancouver Island ebbs and flows with the life-cycle of the salmon. In the warmth of the late-September ...
The Watery Highway Of Life On The North Island
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Imagine three siblings—Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox—who tolerate each other, but aren’t exactly brimming with ...
Four local governments working together for better parks and recreation management? It could be a reality very soon.
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North Island College’s (NIC)’s Indigenous language courses are bringing together students and building a community ...
NIC’s Indigenous language courses help students bring Kwak’wala into their day-to-day lives.
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A few years ago, a fog rolled in on me, gradually placing a dim, grey mist over my view in all directions. I ...
How a Valley-based program is helping people overcome anxiety and depression.
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Urban agriculture can mean a number of things depending on who you ask and where in the world it’s occurring. To ...
The front lines of food production, coming to a neighbourhood near you.
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What separates SOS Gear from other outdoor stores is not what it carries, but what it doesn’t.
Like most gear ...
At SOS Gear, every sale helps save lives.
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The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine environments are ...
Singing the praises of our unique alpine environment.
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There’s no real place to start this story of sailing. I never would have predicted that I would be writing this ...
A thirst for adventure, a boat of her own, and the Salish Sea as her playground.
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A few years ago, there was a local kerfuffle because a new sign on the Inland Island Highway proclaimed: “Welcome ...
The newly renovated Cumberland Museum offers more stories and more points of view.
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For over a year, we’ve all been dreaming of getting away, and perhaps Island adventures will once again be ...
Sure, it’s the gateway to Nootka Sound. But for outdoor lovers, Gold River is a treasure in its own right.
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